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Saskatchewan set another record for new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Nov. 21, with 439 new cases reported. The number of people in hospital has climbed to 91, from 85 the day before. New recoveries came in at 41.

On Nov. 20, officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority informed Light of Christ Catholic School Division of a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at John Paul II Collegiate High School.

Hospitals are gearing up to expand COVID-19 care spaces across the province in the midst of a second wave of COVID-19 that has claimed an increasing amount of Albertans' lives. On Wednesday, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

There are 439 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 21, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 6,237 cases.

Two North Battleford residents arrested by the RCMP Gang Task Force/Street Enforcement Team made their first court appearance. Trevor Cummer, 39, and Ashlyn Paules, 26, appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Nov.

A Prince Albert man accused of killing his three-year-old half sister will stand trial on second-degree murder charges. On Nov. 19, after a preliminary hearing, Prince Albert Provincial Court Judge T.

Submitted The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reminding everyone who enters SHA facilities that masking is mandatory. “COVID-19 is everywhere in Saskatchewan.

One resident aged over 80 from the Saskatoon zone who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 33.

A pre-trial conference Nov. 13 for a Kindersley mom accused of killing her one-month-old baby was adjourned in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench to Dec. 18.

Submitted The Annapoorna, a statue from the University of Regina’s collection at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, will soon begin its journey home following a virtual repatriation ceremony held on November 19. The University of Regina’s Dr.